Food
Farmers Market: Orchard House Farm transitioning into Bear Balm
used to soothe a variety of skin discomforts
Southwest Lifestyle
Food
Pickles can be more than just sour cucumbers
Preservation a launchpad for other DIY food projects
Health
Many U.S. women say 1st sexual experience was forced in teens
A marcher carries a sign with the popular Twitter hashtag #MeToo used by people speaking out against sexual harassment as she takes part in a Women’s March in Seattle. According…
Southwest Life
San Juan Mountains Association to host Cross Canyon volunteer project
Volunteers will install an interpretive sign, replace old and missing signage, complete gate and fence work and more. This is a moderate to difficult project. People 16 and older are…
Health
CBD vapes spiked with dangerous drugs for sale across U.S.
“It’ll relax you,” the friend assured. The vapor that Jenkins inhaled didn’t relax him. After two puffs, he ended up in a coma. That’s because what he was vaping didn’t…
Health
No new measles cases reported in fading U.S. outbreak
A woman receives a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine at the Rockland County Health Department in Pomona, N.Y. U.S. Health officials there were no new measles cases reported last week,…
Southwest Life
La Plata County Farm Bureau to celebrate 100th anniversary
Kate Greenberg, Colorado’s new agriculture commissioner and former Durango resident, will be speak. The La Plata County Farm Bureau will also premiere a “Perspectives on Agriculture” video by Will Witt,…
Food
Americans love snacks, but what does that mean for their health?
Americans are addicted to snacks, and food experts are paying closer attention to what that might mean for health and obesity.Patrick Sison/Associated Press Eating habits in the U.S. have changed…
And the West is History
Photo: The Chief
An iconic Durango eating establishment, the Chief Diner started out as a dining car on the Otto Mears Silverton Northern Railroad in the 1880s. It sat abandoned for many years…
Travel
Discover authors’ favorite haunts on London Literary Pub Crawl
Tourists pass the Wheatsheaf pub in London, a spot where novelist George Orwell often visited. The London Literary Pub Crawl allows visitors to experience a playful and IPA-fueled tour that…
Religion
The god people worship influences the ghosts they see
An 1892 lithograph of the Salem Witch Trials.Library of Congress But while there’s evidence that our brains are hardwired to see ghosts, the apparitions we see tend to vary. Historians…
Southwest Life
Mountain Studies Institute to host Falls Creek site tour
A carpool will meet at 8:30 a.m. at Animas City Park, on East Second Avenue between 32nd and 33rd streets. Participants should bring water, sunscreen, hat, layers, rain gear, snacks…
Health
U.S. officials revise vaping illness count to 380 in 36 states
A man exhales while smoking an e-cigarette in Portland, Maine. The U.S. government has refined how it is measuring an outbreak of breathing illnesses in people who vape, now counting…
Health
A gene-editing first: Scientists tried CRISPR to fight HIV
This 2011 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control shows HIV virions. On Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, scientists are reporting the first use of the gene-editing…
Travel
Report says airlines’ carbon emissions are growing fast
Frontier Airlines jetliners sit at gates on the A concourse at Denver International Airport in Denver. A new report says U.S. airlines are increasing their emissions of climate-changing gases much…
Southwest Life
50 years ago, they thought an atomic bomb would lead to a natural gas boom
The device, more than twice as powerful as the weapon at Hiroshima and with muscle equivalent to 40,000 tons of TNT, was an unorthodox tool in a grand experiment to…
Community
High Noon Rotary to meet
Dr. Don May will discuss the Fort Lewis College Village Aid Project in Nicaragua. The meeting is public to the public. Lunch will be available for $17. For more information,…
Community
Durango Photography Club to host astro-landscape photography with Matt Payne
Payne will present a thorough introduction to astro-landscape photography. His topics will include equipment considerations, field technique, composition and ethical choices. The meeting is free and open to the public.…
Community
Center of Southwest Studies to host lecture on John Wesley Powell
On the 150th anniversary of Powell’s first Colorado River run, retired Justice Hobbs of the Colorado Supreme Court will revisit Powell’s journeys into the Colorado River Plateau, and his genius…
Community
Powerhouse to host PowerFall Ball
There are four award honorees this year: an individual, a student, a business and a philanthropist who are emblematic of the maker spirit in the fields of science, technology, engineering…
Community
Twin Buttes Farm to host benefit for Trails 2000
Happy hour will feature hors d’oeuvres prepared with naturally grown produce along with wines from Four Leaves Winery. All proceeds will benefit Trails 2000, who builds and maintains the trail…
Southwest Life
Mining conference, innovation expo to be held in Silverton
The two events will bring together mining and reclamation experts from industry, government, nonprofits and academia to develop solutions and partnerships to address watershed pollution from abandoned mines. The Tuesday…
Community
Heart Safe La Plata to offer wilderness first aid
The cost is $175 per person. For more information or to reserve a spot, call Lisa Garofalo at 799-3260.
Community
Will Witt of PragerU to visit La Plata County
Witt will speak about the importance of free speech and the First Amendment at 3 p.m. Thursday in Noble Hall, Room 130, Fort Lewis College. This is a free event…
Community
Durango Public Library to host touch a truck event
This interactive event will include vehicles from different community helpers including Durango City Operations, Durango Fire & Rescue, Durango-La Plata County Airport, Durango Transit and Durango Police Department. This event…
Community
Sacred Heart spaghetti dinner returns next Saturday
Join community members for an authentic Italian meal. Cost is $12 for adults, $5 for kids ages 5 to 12 and children 5 and younger are free. For more information,…
Community
Wedding: Giersch-Gaumond
Rachel Geraldine Giersch and Chase Andersen Gaumond were married on June 22 at Chapel of Our Savior in Colorado Springs.Courtesy Rachel is a 2012 graduate of Durango High School and…
Community
Thank you from Pathways to Independence
The Trolley and Transit experience is always positive – from the “behind the scenes” people who issue passes and handle Opportunity Bus scheduling to the drivers who are welcoming, kind…
Health
Rocky Mountain Health Foundation opens grant cycle
The foundation expects to disburse about $450,000. General operating and programmatic grants will be awarded to Western Slope-based organizations and programs that: Support the socially and economically disadvantaged.Provide resources for…
Religion
Church Golf Tournament to benefit Rising Leaders ministry
Rising Leaders ministry prepares young adults to become leaders in ministry by giving them up to two years of paid experience working in a church setting. Those currently serving at…